C. Write five pairs of words to complete these sentences.

4. Racing was difficult because the grass on the _____ was long and _____.

5. Not far from the sandy _____ grew a clump of _____ trees.

17. Read the questions below and fill in with the correct answer.

Example:Is the top of the mountain a peek or a peak? - The correct is peak

1. Does a dog have a tail or a tale? _______

2. Which are surrounded by water, aislesorisles? _______

3. If you were sad, would you shed tears or tiers? _______

4. Would a telephone wring or ring? _______

5. I one or won a CD player in the contest. _______

6. Thats the best movie Cathy had ever scene or seen. _______

7. The meeting was so long, I was board or bored. _______

8. Whats your favourite breakfast serial or cereal? _______

9. The kings rain or reign lasted 30 years. _______

10. I couldnt bear or bare to sit through that play again. _______

11. Despite all of our yelling, he still couldnt hear or here us. _______

12. The rose or rows is the only flower Paula liked. _______

13. Do windows have pains or panes? _______

14. We missed or mist our train by 30 minutes. _______

Activity 18. Spelling Bee

Fill in the blanks in each sentence with two or three words that have the same sound but different spelling and different meanings. The number of blanks equals the number of letters in the missing word.